In 2017, Nowata County, OK had a population of 10.4k people with a median age of 42.3 and a median household income of $41,282. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Nowata County, OK declined from 10,510 to 10,448, a -0.59% decrease and its median household income grew from $40,302 to $41,282, a 2.43% increase.

The population of Nowata County, OK is 67.1% White Alone, 16.5% American Indian & Alaska Native Alone, and 11% Two or More Races. N/A% of the people in Nowata County, OK speak a non-English language, and 99.2% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Nowata County, OK is $81,600, and the homeownership rate is 75.7%. Most people in Nowata County, OK commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Nowata County, OK is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Nowata County, OK is $41,282. Males in Nowata County, OK have an average income that is 1.44 times higher than the average income of females, which is $39,687. The income inequality in Nowata County, OK (measured using the Gini index) is 0.455, which is lower than than the national average.

Households in Nowata County, OK have a median annual income of $41,282, which is less than the median annual income of $60,336 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $40,302 in 2016, which represents a 2.43% annual growth.

Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Nowata County, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Oklahoma.

Highest Average Salaries by Race & Ethnicity

White

$46,109 ± $1,108

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

$44,605 ± $18,568

Asian

$44,604 ± $6,576

In 2017 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Oklahoma workers was White. These workers were paid 1.03 times more than Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.

This chart shows the race- and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in Oklahoma by number of full-time employees.

The closest comparable wage GINI for Nowata County, OK is from Oklahoma.

0.455

2017 Wage GINI

0.455

2016 Wage GINI

In 2017, the income inequality in Oklahoma was 0.455 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0213% growth from 2016 to 2017, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

The 2017 the GINI for Oklahoma was lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oklahoma in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Oklahoma across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2017, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Nowata County, OK was Census Tract 1721 with a value of $45,179, followed by Census Tract 1723 and Census Tract 1722, with respective values of $42,813 and $36,292.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Nowata County, OK colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

18.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Nowata County, OK (1.85k out of 10.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 13.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Nowata County, OK is White, followed by Two Or More and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Nowata County, OK grew at a rate of 0.783%, from 4.22k employees to 4.25k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Nowata County, OK, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (735 people), Production Occupations (455 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (383 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Nowata County, OK.

The most common jobs held by residents of Nowata County, OK, by number of employees, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (735 people), Production Occupations (455 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (383 people).

Compared to other counties, Nowata County, OK has an unusually high number of residents working as Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (2.61 times higher than expected), Transportation Occupations (1.96 times), and Production Occupations (1.85 times).

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Nowata County, OK grew at a rate of 0.783%, from 4.22k employees to 4.25k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Nowata County, OK, are Manufacturing (695 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (637 people), and Retail Trade (482 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Nowata County, OK, though some of these residents may live in Nowata County, OK and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

82% of the population of Nowata County, OK has health coverage, with 39.2% on employee plans, 16.3% on Medicaid, 15.5% on Medicare, 9.48% on non-group plans, and 1.45% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the county of Nowata County, OK was $7,627 in 2014. This is a 4.58% increase from the previous year ($7,293).

Primary care physicians in Nowata County, OK see 5270 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.152% increase from the previous year (5262 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 10419 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 651 patients per year.

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

In 2017, the median age of all people in Nowata County, OK was 42.3. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 42, were generally younger than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 51. But people in Nowata County, OK are getting getting older. In 2016, the average age of all Nowata County, OK residents was 42.

As of 2017, 1.23% of Nowata County, OK residents (129 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.7%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Nowata County, OK was 1.21%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Nowata County, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

As of 2017, 99.2% of Nowata County, OK residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.1%. In 2016, the percentage of US citizens in Nowata County, OK was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Nowata County, OK compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, there were 4.07 times more White Alone residents (7.01k people) in Nowata County, OK than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.72k American Indian & Alaska Native Alone and 1.15k Two or More Races residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Nowata County, OK as a share of the total population.

N/A% of Nowata County, OK citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is approximately the same as the national average of 21.8%. In N/A, the most common non-English language spoken in Nowata County, OK was N/A. N/A% of the overall population of Nowata County, OK are native N/A speakers. N/A% speak N/A and N/A% speak N/A, the next two most common languages.

The median property value in Nowata County, OK was $81,600 in 2017, which is 0.375 times smaller than the national average of $217,600. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $78,700 to $81,600, a 3.68% increase. The homeownership rate in Nowata County, OK is 75.7%, which is higher than the national average of 63.9%. People in Nowata County, OK have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Nowata County, OK is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$41,282

Median Household Income

± $1,806

4.06k

Number of Households

± 242

In 2017, the median household income of the 4.06k households in Nowata County, OK grew to $41,282 from the previous year's value of $40,302.

The following chart displays the households in Nowata County, OK distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

In 2017, the median property value in Nowata County, OK grew to to $81,600 from the previous year's value of $78,700.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Nowata County, OK compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Nowata County, OK the largest share of households have a property value in the $100k - $125k range.

This chart shows the households in Nowata County, OK distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Nowata County, OK the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The following chart displays the households in Nowata County, OK distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Nowata County, OK have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Nowata County, OK have a longer commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.1 minutes). Additionally, 2.05% of the workforce in Nowata County, OK have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Nowata County, OK compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.